Tie former and holder



Jan. 9, 1923. 1,441,607

H, SOLOMON. TIE FORMER AND HOLDER. FILED 0m. 24. 1921.

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' which is of simple, durable and cheap 0011- Patented Jena 9, i923.

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HARRY SOLOMDN, or sr. Josnrrr, irrrssonitr;

TIE romaine arm HOLDER Application filed October 24,1321. Serial No. 509,839..

1'0 all w/zom it may concern:

Be it known that l, H'ARRY SOLOMON a citizen of the United States, and resideiua of St. Joseph, county of Buchanan, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful lrnproveinentin. Tie Former-s which canbe readily and eiiiciently seemed I to or disengaged from'a collar when around the neck of awearer.

Another ob ect 18 to provide an attach.

ment which covers and completely hides.

the buttoned ends oil. the collar and hence improves the appearance of both collar and A still further object is toproduce an attachment made up oil one or two parts,

struction, and whicln-in its preferred. forin,i li of the same color as the collar. will be "visible but so inconspicuous as not to be noticeable to an observer.

I am aware that made-up ties of different types have been marketed, provided with metal or equivalent devices tlior detachable engagement with the "front collar button, and others in \VlllCrl the ties have attached bands for encircling thecollar and detachnbly engaging at-their tree ends with the ties to clam p and secure them in place. lily invention as contrasted with such ties, has the advantageo'f permitting the wearer to expressindividuality in the character ot the knot tied to'varythe. style thereof. at will. and in ar'lditionto so adjust the tie asto present different portions thereof at the exposed part of the knot to maintain the freshness or newness thereof and to increase its period of service.

Before proceeding with a scription of the invention in the several forms here presented, it is desired to state that it is susceptible of practical use only in conjunction with collars of the turned-down or folded type, as the turned-down outer portions of such collars are relied upon to cover the ends of the attachment and assist in holding it in proper position.

. the part shown by Figure 3;

detailed deities of the member,

' Figure 2: is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 a detail of part of the device;

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Figure 4: is a detail of another part of the device; a I t Figure 5 is a modified form of the part shown Figure 4;; p

Figure 6 is a view. oi a modification of Figure 7 'isfa View of a part corresponding to Figured, but of proportion to engage the part shown by Figure 6;

t Figure 8 is aiperspectivei view of the'part shown by Figure 3, w1tha clip for engagement with a collar button; v y

' Figure 9 is a iront view 0t another modii'ication on the device; I r

Figure 10 151} perspective. viewv of the hinged element of Figure 9;

.l igure 11 1S a front View of the device adapted for use upon a collar; and

FigurelQis a front view of another form ofthe device. i in the drawing, 1 down collar of the starched or stiff type, adapted. tofasten at the front. by buttoning shown) of theshirt. I

v in the preterredhlform ofthe attachment, there is a still member 2,.having a hole 3 to engage the collar buttonand cover the overlapping buttoned tabs or ends of the crj llar and to lit at its ends against the its ends to the front collar button (not collar band beneath the turned-down portion 0'? the collar, as indicated in Figure 1. fllhe meinber 2 is .concaved centrally of its upper edge at lto provide space to accommodate the collar 'at' the extremities of theturned-down portion thereof as a neater fit can be assured it the upper edges engage the inner side of the told at two points as at than it the. contact is oi relatively great length. In the one form, however, the con- .cavcd or recessed edge is indispensable, as wi l. hereinafterappear. y The member 2 in thepreferred form is provided atpoints suliiciently spaced apart to underlie the turned-down ends of the collanwith vertical or equivalent slots or open ing's 6, a modification of suchform being to provide notches or openings 7 in the extrem- In this case it is desirable that the member shall be of the shortest length practicable, for a reason hereinafter mentioned. i

The other part of the attachnient of preindicates a turned.

erred type comprises a Stifif member 8, for

spanning" the space between the slb'tsb or notches 7, terminating in liooks'ilior fitting through said slots or notches and interlock-- upon said member preliminary to securing.

the latter to member 2 Vhen the members are interlo'ck'ed prior to securing member 2 in place and when the latter is in place the interlocking points of the members are hidden by the ends of the tuined down part of the collar; the tie being preferably wide enough where engaged with member 95 to completely hidef the" same from View, leaving in sight only that portion 01 member 2 which is below the member 9 andfbetw'een the tie and the ends ofthe-turned 'down partof the collar. If the" knot is snugly made", it' hides the button, andif the member 2 corresponds in appearance with the collar, it-woultl be noticeable only in thefact that? the observer would miss the appearance of the overlap ping collar tabs.-

With the type described it lS practicable and" desirable to produce the conventional double knot. For one who prefers the single lin'ot, the type of member 8 can be: moditied by providing it with the pendent tapei his); in tiiangular portion 10 as shown by i igure'hi, this portion constituting a former or core a roui'idwhich the tie will bev turned toproduce a symmetrical lGlOll, it being under tood that the preceding" description app i, in all respects to the type oi construction disclosed by Figures 6 and? If itii's desired to avoid exposing the' head oft-he collar button the member 2 may be equipped at its inner side with a resilient clip 11, for engagement with-the button by '\\art;lly' to facilitate the butter-ling or securing 01? member i in position on its remetal. in this case member 2 is equipped with ariwir'e orequivalent'loop l3 and the core or former with ahinge loo-p.14 at its upper edge for detachable and. pivotal. en gi agement with the loop 13. v

In Figure it, the attachment is of. a type torusc particularly on soft collars (not shown) having loops or buttons for engage inent respectively by the hooks 9 or button holes (not shown) at the ends of the member. In this type the member 8 may be dispensed with and the tie secured directly to member 2, or the member 8 may be em= p'l'oyed as above"explained, that is may constitute a tie mount} and? be interlocked with member 2; I

In Figure 12', the member .2 for fastening as described to the collar button by a button li'ole or clip or the like 'is provided with a slot 11 adjacentj'the recessed edge of the col l'ar, for the' reception of the'tie; which in this instancefis; adapted to be tiedaround the portion of the member lying between the slot and saii'd recessed edge; In this case therefore, such recessed edge is indispensible to provide space for the tie under and adjacent the folds of the collar; 7

It will be apparent, of course that it is possible to a'roduce the attachment of spring wire in skeleton form, and it is to be under stood that such construction is contemplated as it falls within thespirit and scope ofr the appended claims. A-s'the method of removing the atta'clnnent without disturbing the tie the 1'(-VGTSG of the described method of securing it in place a recapitulation or further brief description is believed to be un necessary; I v

i I claim: 1 i I 1 A tie forming and holding device comprising member for sec'u'rement. to a turned-down collar against the band and under the tinned-down portion thereof and provided with spaced slots and with a core or former having book ends engaging said slots. i

2. In a tie forming and llOlljllllg device, a member of resilient material, provided with a button-eno'aging" feature and with a pair of slots equidistant from said feature, and

a tie core for detachable engagement with said slots.

in witness whcrcoi? l hereunto, acliix my si on at-ure. 

